Not much else to add here, Dennis summed it up thoroughly.

 

Not to difficult, the throttle body end of the throttle cables were a little tricky but, no problems. I have Galfer brake lines and Barnett clutch and throttle cables, both look good and are good quality.

 

did you get the new russell front brake line? i saw it at phat's yesterday; it looks sweet! i unbolted the bottom of brake line, then top to drain them. then removed old, bolted on new. bleed one side, bleed the other. repeat until comfortable. i bled 3 times total (for both sides). once to get used to the mityvac (got it at autozone). second to do it right. a third time to be sure. i asked my dealer for the heck of it; they told me 1 hour @ $85. yeah, right!

 

it really finishes off the front end nice to have the SS lines. i'll be doing the same once i get my new bars on.

 

Just remember that there's no such thing as bleeding the front brakes too much. I didn't have the mityvac and had to do mine by hand. It took about an hour and about half a quart of brake fluid to bleed them right. Then I rode for about 100 miles and bled them again just to be sure. Another tip...when you press the brake lever as you're bleeding, don't go all the way to the grip. Go about halfway down and close the bleeder before you come back up. If you go down too far you run the risk of rolling the seal inside the master cylinder and then you're f@#ked. It doesn't happen often but I did it once with another bike and had to rebuild the master. It's a bitch if you're doing it the first time. Just don't go more than halfway to the grip and you'll be fine. Another tip...make a note of how the brake lever feels before you do the job. It should be about a third of the way to the grip and nice and hard. No squishy-ness. Squishy means air in the lines or calipers. Once all the squishy squishy is gone, then you can adjust the lever to apply the brakes wherever you feel comfortable. That's the screw on the lever. Don't be afraid to play with it. Everything is a learning experience. Just don't ride it if the lever feels squishy. Keep bleeding it.

 

i use a oilcan when i bleed the brakes,put on the new lines then open the bleeders on the brakes put a hose on the can and connect it to one of the bleeders and start pumpin until oil comes out then close that bleeder and open the brakereservoir and pump the can again until you got enough oil in the reservoir, then close the bleeder and reservoir and your done, no air in the oil at all

 

I used an easy bleeded, took about two minutes

 

i got a mighty vac for less than 3 speed bleeders, and i'll own it till it brakes. not to mention it will work on my truck, and my dad and friends bikes when they have me do theirs. was like $25 at autozone.

 

Something I haven't seen posted here.. but have witnessed first hand.. be SURE to lay thick towels on your fender and wheel so that no brake fluid gets on them. It will ruin the paint and finish on both if it does.

So if you ever get really pissed at someone, you can put DOT3 in a super soaker and give their ride a splash down... When they wash it.. they'll know it.. And when a woman knows this.. it's dangerous.

 

yeah, a squirt gun filled wint brake fluid is a faster cure to tailgaters than a pocked full of bolts